Trigintipetala

'Trigintipetala' is highly sought after for its essential oils needed for cosmetics, perfumery and medicine. The medium-sized flowers are semi-double to double and pure pink fading to light pink. They are in clusters and have a strong and sweet scent. The plant grows upright with large branches and can reach 2 m in height and width. By keeping the plant lower 1.50 m -1.80 m the branches remain upright and do not hang over. In the summer the rose blooms very exuberantly although we noticed that they bloom less brightly in colder wet summers. The leaves are grey-green, coarse and very healthy. The plant is ideal as a solitary, in a group or as a hedge.

This variety is very well known for its essential oil for medicinal, culinary and cosmetic use. 'Trigintipetala' is one of the oldest cultivated roses. Various damask roses are suitable for making jelly and other products, but if you are looking for essential rose oil, you should definitely plant a Rosa damascena 'Trigintipetala'.
The flowers of this damask rose are very fragrant and yield 30% more essential oil than any other rose in this group. For the production of essential oil and rose water, 'Trigintipetala' is grown in Bulgaria (Kazanlak), Iran (Kashan) or Turkey (Isparta). The volatile oil is used in the perfume industry, cosmetics or for pharmaceuticals. For your information: between 3000 and 10,000 kg of flowers are needed for 1 liter of rose oil.